The coffee maker was exactly what I wanted and made wonderful coffee. One draw back is no automatic shut off when you would like a bit of coffee before it has completely brewed. Much to my dismay the coffee pot lasted a mere 5 months. October the plastic hinge for the lid broke and glue did not work. March the coffee pot died.

This coffee maker makes a good cup of coffee. However, there is no shut off when the pot is removed and there is dripping from the filter basket, even after the brewing cycle is complete. The heating element burned out after only 2 months of use. [maybe 50 pots] I bought the maker just before Christmas and now the retailer does not carry the model and will not make a refund. I replaced it with a Mr. Coffee, more features and less money.

I have two of this model, one in black, one in white. The best feature of this coffeemaker is the fact that it DOESN'T have the brew interrupt. Most coffee makers now have the spring in the floor of the basket which allows one to remove the carafe mid brew and keep it from pouring all over the heating element. But if you prefer to place a large cup under the basket to fill directly into it instead of a carafe, it's not possible with a brewstop model. This one is great for a typical 5 cup use with carafe, but it's unique in that it allows the optoin to brew directly into a cup, instead of the carafe. As one who likes a lot of cream in my coffee, I can place the cream in my cup, place the cup under the coffee brew stream, and heat it all at once. This in the only coffee maker you can still do this with.